If you would like to volunteer to help save
lives, and you live in the area, then East Anglian Ambulance Trust would
like to hear from you. It has been recognised that in a cardiac arrest the
first eight minutes are the most vital and if FIRST AID and a DEFIBRILLATOR
are on hand, then the chance of survival will increase considerably.

With this in mind the Trust are looking for
people to become Community Responders working in groups of around 10 people,
one of whom will be the local coordinator. After a full first-aid training
course, including the use of oxygen and a defibrillator, Community
Responders are ready to attend calls to life threatening emergencies such as
heart attacks, cardiac arrests, fits, and breathing problems but not asked
to attend road traffic accidents, fights or childbirth. Group members
operate in the area in which they work or live and contribute as much or as
little time as they are able.

The scheme ‘went live’ in Great Cornard, and
several other areas around Sudbury, during 2006. It can also be a bit of fun
and you can make a new group of friends. If you are aged 18-70, physically
fit, agree to a criminal record bureau (CRB) check, have a full driving
licence and use of a car, and agree to undertake training, please call us on
0845 329 7705 or Fax on 0870 136 6811. For further information
and the latest news visit our website.